Found 2 items, similar to Suzerain.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: suzerain
suzerain
n : a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent
state especially in its foreign affairs
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Suzerain
Suzerain
\Su"ze*rain\, n. [F., formed fr. sus above, L. susum,
sursum (fr. sub under + versum, p. p. of vertere to turn),
after the analogy of souverain, E. sovereign. See
Sub-, and
Verse.]
A superior lord, to whom fealty is due; a feudal lord; a lord
paramount.
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